John Kranyak opened the pot with a 7,000-chip bet and Armen Kara re-popped it to 15,400. In the big blind, Joe Gotlieb made the call. The action gets back to Kranyak who eventually called all in.
The board reading 
was checked until the river.
Showdown
Kara: 
Gotlieb: 
Kranyak: 
Why got a triple up for Mr. Kara who is now up to 51,500. Gotlieb slipped to 64,000 and Kranyak now has 178,000 chips.
We don't know what happened but Aaron's Raap seat is now empty, something went wrong...
Raap is our 31st finisher and took home $4,808.
Here's how the 30 remaining players stack up just as the dinner break approaches:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
170,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
140,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
112,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
103,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
100,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
100,000
88,900
|
88,900 |
|
|
95,000
48,700
|
48,700 |
|
75,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
70,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
70,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
|
67,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
62,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
52,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
45,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
45,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
38,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
34,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
31,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
We missed the action but Raymond Coburn is out of the tournament. He was sent home by James Dempsey, and the he is the chip leader of this tournament with 290,000 chips.
With 29 players left in the field, we're going on a sixty-minute dinner break.
See you fine folks at about 7:55 p.m. local time.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
"All right, two and four thousand. Shuffle up and deal."
Those were the words from Tournament Director Chris, and just like that the cards are in the air once again and we're all set for some after-dinner pokering.
Under the gun, Scott Montgomery raised to 9,500, and the bet came onto Edward Brogdon. He announced a reraise to 27,000 straight, leaving himself just 9,000 chips behind. The table folded back around to Montgomery, and a big smirk crossed his face. He'd tank for a minute or two, mumbling barely audible conversation in Brogdon's direction.
Finally, he said, "It's such a bad amount. Half my stack. Just the amount I don't want to play for." After another few seconds, he uncapped his cards and sent them back to the dealer one at a time. Brogdon simply stacked his 15,500 new chips quietly.
We somehow had our backs turned when Luke Tavis was just knocked out of the event. We've got no more details than that, apologies to the Tavis fans out there.
From the cutoff seat, Melissa Hayden raised to 10,000, and Scott Montgomery three-bet her to 25,000 straight. Hayden reraised the pot, and Montgomery put his last 85,000 total chips into the middle to put himself at risk of elimination as Hayden had him covered by just a few chips.
Showdown
Hayden: 
Montgomery: 
There would be no help for Montgomery on board. The dealer ran it out 
, and that's going to be the end of his day, eliminated in 28th place.
